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They Live Quotes (1988)
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Famous They Live Quotations
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An economic crisis brings unemployed Nada (Roddy Piper) to L.A. in search of work. What he finds instead is that the ruling elite of the world are aliens in disguise, their aim being to keep humans in a state of mindless consumerism. His discovery comes when he dons a pair of special sunglasses made by a resistance group and sees for the first time reality unadorned. Billboards, store signs, magazine covers--all bear subliminal messages to OBEY, to CONSUME, to have NO INDEPENDENT THOUGHT. Money itself says THIS IS YOUR GOD. But worst of all, with these glasses you see which of us are really hideous, bug-eyed aliens. The conceptual breakthrough is hilarious while keeping its roots in darker matters. Although some fault the film for settling into its action plot, the ending has a great payoff. And the direction by John Carpenter is handled with superb workmanlike aplomb. One unforgettable set piece has Piper in a back-alley fistfight with a friend who won't put on the glasses that goes on and on, and just when you think it's over it goes another round. One of the most subversive films ever made in Hollywood, They Live was released on the eve of the 1988 elections. The first TV ads had two hideous alien politicians debating, then one accusing the other of being "No John Kennedy!" --Jim Gay
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- Bearded Man: We could be pets, we could be food, but all we really are is livestock. »
- Frank: I've walked a white line my entire life, I'm not about to screw that up.
Nada: White line's in the middle of the road, that's the worst place to drive. »
- Frank: The Golden Rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules. »
- Gilbert: The world needs a wake up call gentlemen... we're gonna phone it in. »
- Nada: I don't like this one bit. Not one bit. »
- Nada: I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. »
- Nada: Life's a bitch, and she's back in heat! »
- Nada: Mama don't tattletales. »
- Nada: Wooo. It's like a drug. Wearing these glasses gets you high, but you come down hard. »
- Nada: You see, I take these glasses off, she looks like a regular person...
Nada: ...on: formaldehyde face. »
- Nada: You, you're ok. This one, real fuckin' ugly. »
- Nada: You... you look like your face fell in the cheese dip back in 1956. »
- Street Preacher: Outside the limit of our sight, feeding off us, perched on top of us, from birth to death, are our owners! Our owners! They have us. They control us! They are our masters! Wake up! They're all about you! All around you! »
- Street Preacher: This world may have blinded me, but the Lord has let me see. »
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